BBCNEWS BBC News July 7, 2024
and you are looking in for every week and month that goes by, the dream of homeownership recedes further into the distance. the average age of first—time buyers has been rising continuously. the proportion of young people who can afford to buy their own home has been falling. between 2005—2016, the proportion of 2534 —year—olds that owned their own home fell by 20%, whereas in most other countries, it has been rising. it is true that we still have higher rates of overall homeownership just ahead of france and just ahead of germany. and it is true that we are building more as ...